I don't belive so since the manufacturers sell the strut to fit the car, so in essence the strut need to be designed to accomodate the viehiclein both stock ride height configurations as well as lowered and in some instances raised.

Here's another possible explanation on why struts wear faster on lowered cars.

When the car is lowered the lowering springs have a higher spring rate (they are stiffer) becasue they need to absorb the movements as the car moves over uneven ground faster to avaoid bottoming out. Becasue of this, the overall travel of the suspenson over a given obstacle is less, but becasue of the stiffer springs the impact is absorbed faster than with the stock springs so in essence the strut is moving in and out faster with lowering springs. The internalas of the strut consists of a small gas charge to help absorb shocks in that it is compressable unlike the oil. The strut's piston has fixed or somewhat variable orifices for the oil to pass through to allow the strut to extend and retract. If the strut moves faster the only way for the oil to move faster is under higher pressure and as Bernoulli's principal explains that as a fluid is compressed its temperature will rise. With that said, while driving, even on smooth roads the speeds at which the strut is moving is faster than what it would be if stock springs were installed to for that reason the strut will have a higher ultimate operating temperature. and under extreme conditions it may get hotter than it was designed for and the rubber seals wear faster, and then the seals wear the oil can leak past lessening their dampening effect and will over time become worm enough to require replacement. Aftermarket or performance struts likely have more durable seals and thats why they are better.


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